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2 Chronicles 7-9 Fire from Heaven 7 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house. 3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire…

…others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them…and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Acts 2:14-41 As we continue our look at Pentecost, we see the Holy Spirit, not only at work in God’s chosen ones, but, working among those…

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-13 Pentecost is the day on which Jesus pours out God’s Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and believers gathered in Jerusalem. You…

O Lord, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Psalm 38 This psalm of David is filled with David’s cries of pain because of his iniquities and his separation from the Lord brought by his sins. David begs the Lord to not rebuke…

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act…The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. Psalm 37 David opens this psalm by encouraging the believer to not worry about evil doers or the success they seem to have in this world. Throughout this…

Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. Psalm 36 David uses one third of this psalm, at the beginning, to tell of the wicked. He devotes the rest of the psalm extolling God’s steadfast love. David says the wicked man’s transgressions (sins) come from…

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long. Psalm 35 Here, from the pen of David, is a prayer for Christians today! God’s people, in every generation, are persecuted, discriminated, hated, reviled and, our…

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth…The Lord redeems the life of His servants; none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. Psalm 34 This psalm of David is the song of all those redeemed by our Savior and Lord, Jesus! When Holy Scripture says of David that…

Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright…Let Your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in You. Psalm 33 This psalm contains all praise to God. It has two primary themes: 1-God is the Lord of all nature; 2-God is Lord of human history. In Biblical thought, God…

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered…Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! Psalm 32 David wrote 7 psalms that are classified as “penitential” psalms. They are Psalm 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and, 143. The most well-known of these is Psalm 51, David’s…